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PEGIA, R. W. 



Gen. Char. Flowers bisexual, calyx sraa41, 5-lobofl, per^i^tont. 

 PetaU 5, rouudi^h, stanieus insorietl htiiieath the maru'in of the disk, 

 alternately shorter, disk anuuiar. fie^-^hy, embracing the oVAiy and 

 style, stigma simple, heny globose, l-seeded— Leaves unequally 



pinnate. 



The simple leaves of my plant seem to indicate that it is erro- 

 neously refevied to this genus, but I have introduced it on account 

 of the peculiar fruit, erect 3eed, beiuij unusual in this order. 



236. P. / Colehrooh'ana, R. W. Arboreous, leaves coriaceous, al- 

 ternate, simple, oblong or obovate, quite entiie. acute, or ending iu a 

 short abrupt acumen, parallelly veined, -lahrous, racemes axillary, 

 or from the scats *)f fallen leaves, much shorter than the leaves, 

 manv-ilowered. Fruit superior, -lobose, pointed with the persist- 

 ent fleshy style and capitate stitjma : perecarp containing between 

 its lamiiiEe numerous small cells, the base bound by a ring. Seed 

 one, erect, cotyledons thick, iieshy, radicle inferior. 



W^h.^Shetagerry Hills. 



1. Branch with mature fruit— 2 A fruit cut transversely, showing 

 the thick fleshy cotyledons— 3. Cut vertically, seed erect, radicle at 

 the base— 4. A seed, the lobes separated to show the radicle and 

 plumule— 5. A single lobe, with the radicle at the base— a?^ more or 



less magnijied. * 



237. Bitchamnia lanceolata, R. W. leaves lanceolate, acute, or 

 acuminate, quiie entire, glabrous, congested towards the suiinnits of 

 the young shoots: panicles pubescent, erect, terminal and axiUavy 

 from the summits uf the branches, contracted: flowers small, nu- 

 meious, capitate on the ends of the short lateral divisions of the 

 panicle, 



Malabar near Qiiilon. 



I have not seen the fruit. The leaves are so like those of Mayigifera 

 indica that the same teims serve to characterize both. 



1. Flowering hrixnch— natural size^2, A flower— 3. The same, 

 petals removed— 4. Stamens— 5. Ovary surrounded by the crenately 

 10-lobeddisk— 6. Ovary cut vertically, the ovule represented erect, 

 but perhaps erroneously— 7. A diagram of the petals. 



238. Bhf'zophora mucronaia, Lin. {R. candeluria, VV. and A. Prod.) 

 Leaves oval, long-cu>pidate, segments* of the calyx triangularly 

 ovate. 



1. A flowering branch— ncr/wra/ s?ze^2. An expanded flower seen 

 from above, sepals and petals 4, stamens 8—3. A Uower after bloom- 

 ing the 8 thick retlexed bodies, the bodies of the anthers after 

 shedding their pollen, the thinner ones at the base, the withered 

 valve which closed tne polienirerous ceils— 1. Anthers before and 

 after dehiscence, showing the very peculiar formation of the anther 

 —5. A fruit after germination has considerably advanced— «//, ex- 

 cept the laat, mons or less magm'Jied. 



239. (Al Bruguiera Ehfiedii, Bhimc? [B. gymnorrhyza. W. and A* 

 Prod.) Leaves oval, oblong, acuminate at t)oth ends ; calyx about 

 12-cleft, lacincffl at length eiect, or incurved, petals somewhat villous 

 at the base, otherwise glabrous, segments acute, two-bristled at the 

 points with a fifth bristle in the furk. 



L Flowering branch— na/uraZ size~2. A flower, the calyx removed 

 to ;showthe petals— 3. A detuched petal— 4. Stamens— 5. The ovary— 

 6. The same cut vertically, showing the ceils at the base of the stvie 

 -It. The same cut transversely— 8. A fruit after germination has 



commenced. 



(B) Bru^iuiera eriopetala, W. and A. Leaves oval, oblong, acumi- 

 nate at both ends: calyx nbout lO-i-left, the edi^es of the petals from 

 tiie base to the apex densL-lv clothed with silvery hairs; segments 

 somewhat obtu=e, one-bristled at the apex, v/ith a longer one in the 



folk. 



1. A full grown flower— 2-3. Back and front views of a petal, show- 

 in^Ats ciliate margins, the single hi istle on each division, and the 

 luu-er one in the-fuik— a// more or less magivfied, 



CEKIOPS. [Am.) 



Ofn. Char. Calyx 5-cleft. 

 siun, emliraciag two stamens. 



Petals 5, emarginate, before expan- 

 Stamens 10, erect ; antlieis cordato- 



rent, 3- 



^ ^ _ „ __ _ . somewhat 



ovate? L-rowned near the base, with the retlexed segments of the 

 calvx* (For a fuller ueneric character see Annals of Isat. History,! 



ind Illus. Ind. Bot.No.l3.) 



ovate much shorter than the filaments. Ovary half adhere 

 relk-d, with two ovules iu i ach cell : stigma simple: Fruit soraj 



p. 363 



240. €. Candoliam , Arn. Ler^vps ohovate or ohoval(». v^ry obtuse, 

 petals, glabrous on the margin, with 1-2 or 3 capitate bristles on the 

 apex. 



1. Flowering branch— 77«/wra^ j?2>e— 2. At the period of expansion— 

 3. A flower, sepals removed to show the petals— 4. The same, petals 

 removed— 5. Stamens— 6. Ovary cut transversely— 7. Vertically— 8, 

 A fruit germinating— 9. The same cut vertically to show the seed — 

 10. Cut transversely— 11. The radicle cut transversely— a7l wore or /e*^ 

 Tnagnijied, 



241. Scleropynim Wdllidda-na^ Am. SpIuerochr7ja JFallkh'ana, W . 

 and A, Edin. Phil. Jour. (1832) xv. p. 180. 



I. A leaf bearing branch— 2. A branch in flower— 5. A flower— 4- 

 The same cut vertically, showing the position of the stamens, the 

 disk covering the tube of the calyx, the style and stij;ma, and the 

 cell of the ovary, with the central column free at the base, and appa- 

 rently furnished with pendulous ovules— 5. The column and ovules 

 removed from the ovareal cell— 6. Stamens— 7. A branch covered 

 with fruit— 8. An immature fruit cut vertically, the solitary seed pen- 

 dulous— 9. The same cut transversely. 



I am indebted to that meritorious oflicer Mr. Apothecary Bertie for 

 the drawiut; from which this fissure is taken, and also for the flowors 

 and fruit from which the analysis were made, and to whom I proffer 

 my thanks for this favour. 



The following; generic character and description weredrawn up by 

 Dr. Arnott and published in the journal of Zoology and Botany, 



Ao. 12. 



SCLEROPYRUM, (SantalacesR.) 



«' Flores abortu dioici? MAfiC.\Perfavthium ebracteolatum, 5-f!dum, 

 laclniis patentibus: tubus turbinatus, intua disco cupuiato 5-lobo 

 tectus. FetalanMsL, Stamina b, sepalis opposita, inter disci mar- 

 ginem perxanthiumque inserta. Filanienta planiuscula, repairs pauilo 

 breviora, apice bitida, segmento utroque anthera; loculum antice 

 fereate. Ocarium (abortivum?) disco immersum, uniioculare, (nunc 

 fere soiidum,) columella centrali carnosa cyliiulrica ebasi loculi orta 

 apice libera instructum. Shjlus conicus crassus. Sffgmu 3-4-lobum, 

 lobis erectis inaiqualibus, duobus majoribus. Fem. Flores (fUe 

 Rheidei) ut in mare at tubo pyriformi. Frmtus drupaceus, pyri- 

 formis, munospermus, laciniis perianthii marcescentibus et disco 

 cOTonatus. SerneJi spha;ricum, hilo prope basin. Alhunieii carnosum. 

 I^mbryo axilis, gracilis, semine dimidio brevior. liadkula supera. 



Arbor rRheedeo teste) ttpinosa, Kamuli teretes, glabri. Folia glabra^ 

 alter7ia, exstipalata, brece petiolata, 'i^-^ poll. Jmga, 1| 2:^ lafa, supra 

 lucida, ex ocatis ohtusis iiiovaUa lanceolata, penmnervia, mrru paifrht 

 aubtua prominidis stcus costam d^^c urrent thus, ad axiUm nervorum epo^ 

 rosa, iTttegerrima. Flores subsessiles, dense spicati, spicis in axillis Joli^ 

 ortim (sa'^imis delapsoriimj subsessilibus, fioreidibus folio 'SA-plo brevi' 

 orihus\ TdiiM de/tjfe pubescerfti, hrActea. minute lanceolata pube^eente per* 

 sistenie aubqaoqiie ]lore> F \ores 7nasculi ilUs Pomaderridis Iiaud absi- 

 viiles. Filamenta'a^ice infra fissu ram dorso, periamihiique I acini a; ad 

 viediam, villis albis puucis instructce. Vru^a bast in pedicellum brer em 



crass ujii a tie fi aula. . yr^ , 



1 S ffaUichiana, Arn.— Sphaerocarya VVallichiana, iPfghiet Am, 



in V.d. Phil, Jotrrn. (183^) xv.p. 180; inght. Cat, n. i)4S.— Idu-mulii. 



P/ieed.. H. Mril. iv. 1. 18, (,fem. )— Tiri-itti-Canni, liJieed, H. MuL vu. t. 



30, (mas.) 



Hab.— In Malabaria. 



In all the flowers 1 have examined the stigmnq appeared imperfect, 

 and although the central column of the ovarium was slightly incras- 

 sated at the apex, I could perceive no trace whatever ol ovules. I 

 therefore consider them as unisexual, in which I am contirmed by 

 Rheede who says of hisTiri-itti-Canns " fructus nulli :" iu his idu- 

 muUi, or the fructiferous plant, no stamens are ligured, but they are 

 desciibed: probably they are abortive." Kheede ligures-^the female 

 with thorns on the branches, but not the male, although ho describes 

 them On my specimen there are none whatever, but it is the mere 

 termination of a young branch, Rheede says of the male that it JS a 

 parasitical plant, of the female that it is a lofty tree : the former ap- 

 pears to me quite a misconception on his part. The hgures he has 

 given, the one of the male flower, the other ofthe fruit, are taithfui. » 



It appears to me that Rheed : Hort : Mai : 7 tab. 30, quoted by my 

 friend as a figure of the male plant has no connection with this genus 

 or even order, but is a species of EmbeUa, which abounds on the 

 higher eastern slopes of the mountain-range which divides the 1 c- 

 nin'^ula but in Malabar descends nearly to the plams. Its deep 

 orani;e coloured flowers render it a strikin- object The eaves cor- 

 lespond in f..rm with the figure, and axe thick, fleshy, and glabrous, 

 or even polished above. 





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Erratum- 





For the observations under Batata fimhriata tab. 917, substitute the 



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followiu''. 



Obs — Tlie eeneia Rotala, ^weleU'a, Jmmanma, Nesa-a and Nimmo. 

 ma, appear tu be hnpertV'et;.v separated by their present characters. 



1 propose amendin- them as follows. All the species now referred to 

 AtJ.iamia havin- 2 r).cleft calvx, 5 petals, 5 stamens, a a-culled 



^fvar"-" 3.lalved septifragal capsule 1 r^^^^]-^"'-':!:^^'^^;^; 

 /«,„7ra belonss to this sjenus) those having a 4-ck- t edljx, ^ P"''ls 

 4 Itaiuens, a 2-eelled ovarv, aud a capsule, opem.ig irregularly or 

 transverselT, constitute the ^enus Ammarmm. iho^^ with a 4 cleft 

 "^vx 4 petals, 4 stamens, a 2-celled ovary, *«<! 2;7''>'-'-<l,^^i:*'f'f|f] 

 capsu e go to th.. seuus Jmehtia : r Amrr, . rotv^^dijoha and t,imnM>m 

 %llhunda come hc"..^ and taslly those having a 4 or «>-«^'''t ^'^'y^^'.^" 

 •6 Detals, 8 or 12 stamens, a 3 or 4-eelled ovaty, and a 3 or 4-vaIved 

 capsule constitute the -enus Neswa..( Ammmma ij,^andra eomes 

 here For further details ste lUustLtions of Indian Botany under 



■^The^ttential characters of these genera will then stand thus : 

 1. CalvxS-a.clLft: petals 3-5: stamens a.5: ovary i-celled. cap- 



'l''c:fe'4-tSX'- sinuses furnished with accessory t'^th^^ 

 petaJs carliico.is, 4 or %vantins.by abortion, stamens 4. ovary 2-cc"ed, 

 ^Jsule thin and membranous, bursting irregularly or transversely. 



"''V^^Calvx 4-cIeft, without accessory teeth : petals 4, marcescent, 

 Btamens 4 ovary ^--l-celleU, capsule -J or4-valved. septitra-al ^flow- 

 crtlubracteate^d spikes, cilyx' conspicuously '^'^'^^^<^'-^'-'^^^^^^^^^^ 



^4^*"' CalvT 4 or 6-cieft, with accessory teeth : petals 4 or 6: stamens 

 tor 12 • oVary 3 or 4-ctned, capsule eucloscd wuhinthe calyx, dehis. 

 eingatthe apex. JSesa'a. 



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